Sheet-registering device for printing-presses.



I H; HONIGMANN. SHEET REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PRINTING PRESSES.APPLICATION rnmn APR. 3, 1911.

1,029,445, Patented June 11, 1912.

' a SHEETS-SHEET 1.

IN VEN TOR A TTORNEY H. HONIGMANN. SHEET REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1911.

Patented June 11, 1912 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

IN VEN TOR WITNESSES:

ATTORN H. HONIGMANN. SHEET REGISTERING 1mm FOR PRINTING PBESSES.APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1911.

1 29,445, Patented June 11,1912 3 SHEETB'SKEET 3.

IN VEN TOR ATTORNEY drawing. y I My invention relates to improvementslll sheet 2 and is indirectly connected to and while I UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

HANS HONIGMANN. O DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR 0E ONE THIRD T0 EDWARD G.

HILLIARD AND SHEET-REGISTERING DEVICE FOR ONE-THIRD T0 OLIVER F.COLLIER.

BOTH OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

PRINTING-PRESSES.

Application filed April 8, 1911.

To all. whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hans HomonANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Sheet-Regis teringDevices for Printing-Presses, of which the following is once being hadtherein to the accompanying registering devices for printing presses.The object of my invention is to provide a device .of this characterwhich will accurately register or position the sheetof pa-. per upon theplaten of a printing press and in which the same is operated by therocking of the platen.

Another object of my invention is to prohaving certain details ofstructure hereinafter more fully forth.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side clevation of a printing press platenwith my improved sheet registering means attached.

vide an eifective device of this character\ Fig. 2 is an elevation ofthe opposite of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the completeregister removed from the platen. Fig. 4 is a top View of Fig. 3. Fig. 5is a vertical section taken on the line A B, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is avertical section taken on the line C D, Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sideelevation of the reciprocating cam. Fig. 8 is an end elevation 0 Fig. 7.Fig. 9 is a-longitudinal section of one of the registering fingers. Fig.10 is a plan view of .on'e end of the gripper-bar, and Fig. 11 isa sideelevation of the operating finger.

1 represents the shaft printing press upon oscillating platen .2

3 represents one riage arms,

as found in a platen which is mounted the common to such presses. of theinking roller car which cooperates with the platen the shaft 1 thereof,in a manner to suitably operate the inking rollers. To the arm 3 1sdetachably fixed the depending inclineddog-tinger 4, which, when inaction, operates a portion of niy improved sheet registering device haveshown this form of att achinent as the operating means, it is 'evidentthat other devices connected in a ditl'erent l manner to certain movableparts of the press could easi y be made to perform simi- Specificationof Letters Patent.

a specification, refery Patented June 11, 1912.

Serial No. 819,824.

lar results without of my invention.

5 and 6 represent the gripper finger bar supports, attached one at eachcorner of the lower edge of the platen 2, and in which the linger-bar 7is pivotally mounted in such a manner and with suitable attachments, ascommonly found on all such printing presses for raising and lowering thegripper-fingers t), as the platen is rocked back and forth. The loweredge 8 of the bar 7 extends somewhat below the pivotal center departingfrom the spirit thereof forming a cam-like member which,

when in action, operates a portion of my improved sheet registering orpositioning device as will be l'lereinafter more fully described. Y

10 represents the frame of the registering device having suitable holes11 therein for attaching it to the under side of the lower edge of theplaten 2, where it is firmly attached in soon a manner that its movableparts properly register with the operating means above ing supportingmembers 12, 1.3 and 14 are firmly fixed to the frame 10 and are designedto carry certain operative parts of the device.

One end 15 of the frame 10 depends some what and supports an inclinedinwardly projecting shelf 16 upon which slidably operates a cam 17, itsgraduated edge 18 engaging the roller 19 mounted within the slidingblock 20 which is fixed to the header or guide-arm shaft- 21 mountednally the frame 10 and and the lower portion of the support 12. The cam17 is actuated downwardly by engagement with the projecting edge 8 ofthe gripper 7 above described, and is retained normally in a withdrawnposition by means of a suitable spring 17', one cnd-of which is attachedto the underside of the shelf 16 and the opposite end to the under sideof the lower end of the cam 17. The block 20 is slid-ably supportedintermediate the lower corner 10 of the frame 10 and the upper face ofthe shelf 16, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. Thus it is seen that when thegripper bar 7 is rocked downwardly as the laten is returned from press,the cam 17 will be thrust downwardly between the inner wall of the end15 and the roller 19, which will force the roller, together with theblock 20, away from the end wall 15,

longitudiwithin the end 15 will impart a lo gitudinal movement to heshaft 21. T e innermost end of said shaft is screw-threaded as at 22 andcarries longitudinally adjustable thereupon the rertic lly extendingstandard 23, the upper end which is bifurcated and slidably f the fixedrod 24 mounted in.

"ta 7 and 1 1'. Between the bifur- 1" standard 23 and loosely i the isthe block 25 ch support carries the side guide 26. 1e block 25 preferablrectangular in crosssection and a fiat spring 27 is fixed to he sidewall of the standard 23 its free enoi impinging" against the side of theblock 25 which tends to keep the guide-arm 26 at practically rightangles with the standard and. yet will adi'nit of its being raised whennecessary,

normally expanded spring 28 surrounlils the shaft 21 between a. suitablyfixed collar 29 upon said shaft and the side wall of the standard 12 inwhich said shaft is mounted, this spring keeping the shaft 21 normallythrust contrary to the active efforts of the cam 17 thus between them,imparting a reciprocating motion thereto, which operates the sideguide-arm 26, as in registering a blank sheet for l d side-guide beingadjustable to J sized sheetsas is evident. lvlfeaus for row ring theshaft 2 and thereby longitudinally positioning the side guidearm theshaft for such adjustment, com .5, prise the handoperative crank 21beyond the end A second shaft 80 is mounted longitudinally in the frame10 within the upright- 32 and projection 31, this shaft 30 beingsomewhat above and a little to one side of the shaft 21.

A small roller 32 is mounted upon a laterally projecting pin 33 in theouter end of 'the shaft 30 and rides upon. the tapered extension 10 ofthe frame 10 and is engaged by the inclined dog-finger 4, when thelatter is raised and lowered by the action of the press above described.

li' mediate its bearings, the shaft 30 e upwardly extending member 34,of which is mounted upon and no rod 24 and above said rod the bifurcatedor formed with a V therein, in which is held and operated thel'lowl'i'wardly projecting lug 36 the reciprocating member 37 whichoperates the. cross-arms 38 and 39. The inner ends of those c1ossarmsare supported, one pivotally stationary at 38' and the other slidablyand pivotally operative upon the oscillating carriage 40 which ispivotally mounted within the top of the standard 12 by means of the pinell. The supporting member the carriage 40 is elongated and int tee. asat 111 the end sluilably supthe arm 39 and grooyed in such a manner asto properly retain the slidably reciprocating member 37, which pivotallycarries and operates the inner end of the arm 39. he'outer ends of thecross arms 38 and 39 are pivotally fixed to a cross arm 4.3 whichpivotnlly and removnbly supports the registering lingers A pin is fixedwithin the arm 38 intermediate its ends and extends upward through acrescent shaped slot 39' within the arm 39 which connection directs thetravel of the fingers 44 in such a manner that they are extended andwithdrawn in substantially a parallel position and moved slightly towardthe guide-arm 26 in their holncward stroke, which is due to the singlearm 39 performing it being operated back and forth by the 111 36 of themember 37 engaging the slot 35 in the member 34 and being operatedthereby. The registering fingers 44 are prefcrably attached to the underside of the cross arm 43 by means of large flat headed screwbolts 46which enter suitably threaded holes through the cross-arm 43 and holdthe bifurcated ends of the fingers intermediate the heads of the boltsand the under side of the crosshrm. These bolts are preferably formedwith a square hole 47 longitudinal their centers, into which a squareended Wrench may be operated for adjusting the same. Tips 44 of somesuitable soft material such as leather or rubber are attached to theunder side of the outer ends of the rigors 44 for engagement with thepaper sheets.

The shaft 30 carries securely fixed thereto and intermediate thesupports 12 and 13 the upwardly extending elongated cam -18 roundedsomewhat on topns at 48 and havl mg a gr ove 49 in one side thereof andpan l I l l allcl with the shaft 30. Within the groove and attached tothe innermost lower wall thereof is :1 fiat leaf spring 50 which, all.its

free end, extends upward and beyond the oppositecnd of the grooves asseen in Figs.

and 4 lly attached to the upper extremity of ill-1': supporting member13 the arm 5i extending to a point just underneath the (3: riago 40 andforward of the pivotal pin thereof. At its extreme innermost end the arm51 is turned tip at practically right angles and engages by contact theunder side of said carriage frame as at 52 and thereby supports thecarriage normally on a level plane. A small roller 53 is plvoted to theinner side of the arm 51 in such a manner as to engage the upwardlyrounded surface 48 of the cam 4-8 when the latter is thrust toward thesupport 13 which, it is evident, will raise the free end f the arm 51and thereby tip up the forward or finger side of the carriage 4O liftingthe fingers 44- thcrcwith. v

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of the pl mm longitudinally movthe platen after to raise and lower thepositioning upon the plate, cross-arms pivoted upon said frame, lppingfingers carried by the outer ends 0 the toggle levers and adapted toengage and register the blank sheets of paper with the guide upon thelatennneans carried by the second shaft f dr operating said togglelevers, and means carried by the second shaft for rocking the frame uponits horizontal pivot, substantially as shown and described.

14. The combination with a platen printing press, of a plate secured tothe lower edge of the platen, of a guide horizontally 1 movable uponsaid plate, means operated by the rocking of the platen for moving saidguide, a shaft longitudinally movable upon the plate, means operated bythe rocking of the platen, for moving said shaft longitudinally, aframehorizontally pivoted upon said plate, toggle levers carried by saidframe, ositiomng fingers carrie by the outer en 5 of the toggle levers,means carried by the shaft for operating sai togle levers, a pivotedmember engagin the frame, and means operated by the shaft for raisin andlowering said pivoted member,

where y the frame is rocked upon its pivot fingers.

15 The combination of a platen printing press, of a plate secured to thelower edge thereof, a spring pressed shaft horizontally movable uponsaid plate, a guide screwed upon the said shaft, means whereby the shaftmay be rotated for adjusting the guide upon the shaft, a cam platecarried by the shaft, a cam carried by the platen and engaging the camplate for longitudinally moving the shaft upon the rocking of theplaten, a second shaft horizontally adjustable on the plate,

a roller carried by the outer end of said shaft, means carried by theplaten for engaging said roller and mov ing the shaft longitudinally, aframe horizontally pivoted u on said plate,

toggle levers carried by said frame, positioning fingers carried by thelevers, means carried by the inner end o the second shaft foroperatinghsaid toggle levers, and means carried by t e inner end of thesecond shaft for rocking the frame on its horizontal pivot.

16. The combination with a platen pr nting press, of a plate secured tothe lower edge thereof, a spring-held shaft horizontally adjustable onsaid plate, a guide screwed upon said shaft, means whereby the shaft maybe rotated for adjusting the guide longitudinally upon the shift. a ramplat operated by a cam carried y the platen for moving the shaftlongitudinally upon the plate, a second shaft longitudinally movableupon the plate, a horizontally pivoted roller carried by the shaft, anarm carried by the platen for engaging said roller and moving the secondshaft longitudinally, a frame horizontally pivoted upon the plate,toggle levers pivoted u on the frame, registering fingers carried ii theouter ends 0 the toggle levers, an arm carried by the said second shaftand en aging the inner end of the toggle levers, or operating the same,a horizontally pivoted member supporting the frame, and an upwardlyprojecting member carried b the inner end of the second shaft and havinga rounded upper face supporting the horizontally pivoted member, wherebythe longitudinal movement of the said second shaft will raise and lowerthe horizontally pivoted member and rock the horizontally pivoted framefor raising and lowering the positioning fingers whereby the blanksheets of paper are properly positioned upon the platen in respect tothe guide.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

HANS HONIGMANN.

\Vitnesses:

NORMAN E. LAMOND, S. Geo. STEVENS.

outer end of said toggle

